Dialogue on the Soviet Famine of 1946-1947
Dialogue: Izmail State Humanitarian University. Izmail, Ukraine.
17-18.05.2017
"Famine of 1946-1947: historical, philosophical, psychological and pedagogical aspects"
In May 2017, Yona Tukuser participated in a video-bridge at an international scientific conference "Famine of 1946-1947: historical, philosophical, psychological and pedagogical aspects" dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the tragic events. Izmail State University of Humanities, May 18, Ukraine 2017
Dialogue: National Museum of the Holodomor Genocide. Kyiv, Ukraine.
16.01.2025
Film screening “Yona. Hungry Delirium” and public discussion “The Famine of 1946–1947: Facts, Oral History, Interpretation”
«Yona. Hungry Delirium» ‒ a documentary film by Public Broadcasting about the transformation of Yona Tukuser, a Ukrainian artist of Bulgarian origin, who explores the theme of the Holodomor and the famine of 1946–1947 in the Odesa region through art. The film explores the connection between personal tragedies and national memory in Yona’s work. For over a decade, she has researched the Holodomor, the man-made famine that occurred in 1946–1947, and its lasting impact on Ukrainian Bulgarians. To support her research, Yona has gathered evidence of the deaths caused by the famine among Bessarabian and Tavrian Bulgarians, as well as documented eyewitness accounts.
After the film screening, there will be a discussion about the causes, mechanisms, and consequences of the mass man-made famine of 1946–1947, particularly in Southern Ukraine.
This is one of the least studied pages of Ukrainian history. Visitors will have the opportunity to talk with the main character of the film, Ms Yona Tukuser. As part of the event, she will transfer to the Museum’s archive approximately 80 interviews recorded with eyewitnesses – residents of various villages of Bolhrad, Izmail and Artsyz districts of the Odessa region.
Speakers:
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Viktor Krupyna – Senior Researcher, Department of History of Ukraine in the Second Half of the 20th Century, Institute of History of Ukraine, NAS of Ukraine, PhD.
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Yona Tukuser – Ukrainian artist of Bulgarian origin who explores the theme of intentionally created famine through art.
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Yuliia Kotsur – Head of the Holodomor Oral History Department of the National Museum of the Holodomor Genocide, PhD.
Dialogue: Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola. Rome, Italy. 21.02.2026
PENTIMENTO E SPERANZA
In the heart of Rome, in the Church of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola, the exhibition “Repentance and Hope” (18 October 2025 – 21 February 2026) concluded with an interdisciplinary dialogue between religion, science, and art.
Una Mostra di forte impatto e di grande successo di pubblico grazie alla qualità delle opere esposte e ai temi affrontati che, attraversando i drammi della guerra e della fame, aprono al pentimento e alla speranza di un cambiamento di vita. Alcune creazioni artistiche, altamente simboliche, hanno evocato sentimenti di fiducia e di positivo impegno. L’Artista Yona ha presidiato la mostra tutti i giorni, dal 18 ottobre 2025. Ha dialogato con i visitatori e raccolto testimonianze commoventi con messaggi di sincera convinzione per la pace.Il Prof. Biagini ci aiuta con una riflessione storica e P. Giuffrida ci da delle chiavi di lettura teologiche.
Speakers:
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Antonello Folco Biagini Storico, Sapienza Università di Roma
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Carmelo Giuffrida sj Teologo, Compagnia di Gesù
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Yona Tukuser
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Vincenzo D'Adamo sj
Source: https://www.turismoroma.it/it/eventi/chiusura-della-mostra-personale-di-yona-pentimento-e-speranza
Dialogue: University of Oxford,
25.04.2025
The Last Soviet Famine 1946-47
The most recent famine in Soviet and European History killed at least one million people in 1946-47, mostly in Ukraine and Moldova. However, we know much less about this famine than others in Soviet history. The Soviet state repressed news of the 1946/47 famine at the time. English-language scholarship on the family is small and the topic is much less addressed in the Russian and Ukrainian scholarship compared to the Holodomor of 1932/33.
In this lecture we draw on recently declassified Soviet sources to illustrate the interaction of numerous factors in understanding famine causation, duration, mortality and contextualise it in broader Soviet and world history to understand its broader significance and enduring consequences.
Speakers:
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Professor Yuri Shapoval,
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Dr Filip Slaveski
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Professor Stephen Wheatcroft
Source: https://oxfordukrainehub.site.ox.ac.uk/workshop-3-last-soviet-famine-1946-47?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Dialogue: Harvard University,
26.04.2024
The Last Soviet Famine, 1946/47: Mass Death across Ukraine, Moldova and Russia in War’s Aftermath
About the Lecture
This project explores the most recent famine in Soviet and European History, which killed at least one million people in 1946-47, mostly in Ukraine and Moldova, but about which we know very little. The Soviet state repressed news of the 1946/47 famine at the time, and it remains largely absent in English-language scholarship and relatively neglected in Russian and Ukrainian scholarship compared to the Holodomor of 1932/33. Our project operates from archival sources across the former Soviet space to explore the interaction of numerous factors in understanding famine causation, duration, mortality, and its broader consequences, which endured for decades afterward.
Speakers:
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Hiroaki Kuromiya, Emeritus Professor of History, Indiana University
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Yuri Ivanovych Shapoval, Professor and head of the Center for Historical Political Studies, Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
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Filip Slaveski, Senior Lecturer in Russian/Soviet and East European History, Australian National University
Source: https://www.huri.harvard.edu/event/kuromiya-shapoval-slaveski-the-last-soviet-famine-1946-1947